Volume 16, Issue 1

Original Article

1. Article

   Lack of Antibacterial Activity in the Ayurvedic Plants Aconitum heterophyllum, Tephrosia purpurea, Tinospora cordifolia and Swertia chirayita

   Gagan Tiwana, Ian Edwin Cock, Matthew James Cheesman

   pp. 14–38 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2026.1.3 · Published

   Background:The global rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has intensified the search for alternative therapeutic agents derived from natural sources. This study investigated the antibacterial potential of four Ayurved…

2. Article

   Ocimum tenuiflorum Linn. and Solanum nigrum Linn. Plant Extracts Possess Little to no Activity against Antibiotic Resistant and Susceptible Bacteria and are Non-toxic in vitro

   Gagan Tiwana, Ian E. Cock, Matthew J. Cheesman

   pp. 39–60 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2026.1.4 · Published

   Background:Ayurvedic medicines have been used for thousands of years. Bacterial infections comprise the conditions that are treated by the plant-based medicinal therapy. Due to the increasing levels of bacterial resistan…